>> what kind of animal does that. he walked in and shot her no reason. . >> frrestaurants say the suspec was after her grandson seeking revenge for a a piece of stolen jewelry. we were in the courtroom during hours of emotional testimony. tensions really boiled over today with the shouting match. what happened. >> the case will move forward to trial. the e emotions overflowed from the courtroom to the street after the judge decided that suspect will stand trial for the murder of 81-year-old marie buck. on christmas eve, green dressed

in black and wearing a hood opened the door to buck's corner store in south philly and started firing hitting her with half a dozen bullets before taking off. >> i want the death penalty for him. i'm sorry. >> it's an emotional case. we have nothing but respect for the victim's family. but by the same token, it's not going to make it any better to have the wrong person convicted. >> reporter: revenge against the victim's grandson is the alleged motive. he testified he and his ex-girlfriend regularly bought heroin from groan. e he also said the ex-girlfriend was having ab affair with green and upon bucks ushlging stole a gold chain from the suspect last may. they pawned for $2,000 for drug money. >> we don't blame my neve knew. not me. not my father. you can see all surrounding him with the love. >> the defendant had the motive. he was looking for the victim's grandson. his vehicle that is recovered matches to a tee not just in the make, model and year, but also the dents.

>> in court today prosecutors presented surveillance video from the neighborhood that shows the suspect and his car one block away from the corner store the day of the murder. >> if you think you can make an identification from the video rgs you're a better person than i am. >> just a taste of what we may hear at trial. next month is when the suspect will be back in court and we'll be staying on top of this. reporting live, rose mary connors, nbc 10 news. >> right now at 6:00, into the white house. chris christie scores a job inside the trump administration. he'll be working to wipe out the opioid epidemic that is taking lives in our area and around the nation every single day. governor christie will head the opioid abuse commission. the governor devoted his final state of the state address to this very issue. and now he will fight to end the ep epidemic nationwide. >> the president and i both agree that addiction is a

disease. and it's a a disease that can be treated. >> tonight we sent nbc 10's lauren mayk to speak with a mother affect ed by this diseas. >> 91 people die every day from an opioid overdose, that's according to the centers for disease control. the cdc singles out pennsylvania and new jersey among the states that have seen big increases in deaths. the mom i talked to today wants to prevent more deaths from happening. this is the reason patti is passionate about fight ago diction and. helping families like hers. it's her son. >> i lost him to a heroin overdose. >> he was 2006. . >> he didn't have treatment. >> now new jersey's governor and president trump are teeming up for a commission to fight abu

abusive opioids that include heroin and prescription pills. they like that it's getting attention. >> what is there to report? report i reporting. >> i help them kind of build a life and launch back into society as men in recovery. >> he sees encouragement in christie's role. >> i think things he has done in new jersey can be replicated on a federal level. i was really excited to see that governor christie and president trump had people in recovery at the table when talking about this. >> reporter: they both say to make a difference access to care is critical. >> they are keeping up the fight back home. . >> i vowed i would not let him die in vain. >> they worked on a task force and is on one in philadelphia. i have an update since i saw you

last at 4:00. we asked the white house if christie would be paid for his work on the commission. they have not answered that. but a spokesman says he will not be paid. >> two former aids will spend time in prison for their roles in the george washington bridge scandal. one was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the political revenge plot. kelly was given 18 months behind bars. the two are convicted of close ing ramps to punish a a mayor who did not endorse christie's reelection bid. both say they plan to appeal. >> the plan to appeal several aspects of this matter. >> the fight is far from over. i will not allow myself to be the scapegoat in this case. i look very much forward to the appeal. >> governor christie was never charge with any wrong doing. new at 6:00, the 14-year-old has been charged with vandalizing a synagogue in may

fair. video shows two teens outside temple sunday night. a worker showed up at the synagogue monday to find a broke b window smashed by a baseball-sized rock. in delaware county a middle school aid was arrested today accused of taking a a gun into a school. the 32-year-old was arrested this afternoon. investigators say he took a gun to drexel hill middle school. he's not an employee of the district. he's an employee of a a sub contractor and can was brought in to help students with special needs. jordan was with drexel hill for the last six weeks. >> he's hired to take care of the special needs children. jordan is charged with a possession of a a timor on school property. from the jersey shore bureau, five people are charged with kidnapping a woman and her baby. prosecutors say the victim and her 1-year-old child were abducted and held against their

will last month. they managed to escape and today a grand jury indicted five people on kidnapping and other related charges. new video in montgomery county of a thief breaking into a pizza shop. you can see the burglar here stealing two drawers from the cash register. police say he also got away with a donation jar that had money inside. this it all happened early yesterday morning. investigator says he smashed the pizzeria's front door to e get in. tonight more possible victims are coming forward against the youth hockey coach accused of sexually abusing kids. prosecutors tell us they are looking sbo the additional allegations against walter tr y tracy. he's charge canned with assaulting three victims. two in delaware county. within the past hour, the mayor of camden announced she would not run for reelection. she helped the city reduce crime, create jobs and clean up the streets.

she was born and raised in camden. since 2010 she's refused to back down from her motto camden will rise. but she says there's still work to be done. >> while we have not yet claimed victory, we can see the difference that the men ask women of the metro division is making in our neighborhood and throughout our business corridors. but more importantly, they gauge our residents and headache them feel safe outside of their homes. >> mayor redd is credited with stabilizing camden's finances and bringing in businesses like subaru and 76ers practice facility. $15 million was approved to help people unemployed. the move would improve services from the unemployment compensation centers. the state laid off about 500 people who worked at those centers. the layoffs came as the senate

and nor fought about unemployment funding. a west philadelphia handy man will spend loif behind bars for killing a graduate student in 2015. the 58-year-old was sentenced in the death of jasmine wright. prosecutors say he worked in it her building. he let himself sbo her apartment and raped and strak led her. he says he didn't do it and that they were in a relationship. . the annual walk a mile in her shoes a at temple university is called walk tu. it used to be for men who would walk in high heels. now it's open to women and members of the gay and trabs trender communities. sexual assault is too far reach ing to exclude anyone. today temple school of media and communications was dedicated to broadcasting lou klein. they gathered for the dedication

of the college of media and communication. he worked in television and served as an adjunct professor for more than 60 years. students in delaware are heading to college with some catching up to do. the state department of education released its 2017 college success report today. it says more than 40% of students who graduated from a public high school were behind their peer when is they started college. up next at 6:00, she is a philadelphia radio icon. now police say someone close to mary mason has stolen her fortune. who is being blamed, tonight. lots of sunshine today, but i'ming some heavy rain for the end of your workweek. when it's going to arrive where you live, next in my first alert.

right now at 6:00, mary mason was a tough as nails radio host. the first african-american woman to have her own raud owe show in philly. now she's liveing with alzheimer's unable to care for herself and she's broke. her grandson stole nearly a million dollars from her.

>> reporter: police were called when the nursing home hadn't been paid for months. they determined that the missing money happened because of m mason's grandson. >> when i was a kid, mary mason was merely a voice in a box. >> he grew up listening to mary on the radio. >> che she called out anybody. >> i worked very hard like most of you for your money. >> reporter: mason was not just known for her tough talk on the ritd owe, but her generosity for those in need. >> she did a hot of kind things for the community. she supported camps for children. e she supported fan program for the elderly. >> now it's mason who is in need. in 2012 her son was diagnosed with dementia.

she had been living in this facility. the price tag $7,000 a month. but in 2016 the bills stopped getting paid. police would discover mason was nearly broke. her grandson burned through the money buying property and partying, spending away more than $840,000. police say calvin steven turner spent $15,000 of mason's money at a vegas strip club alone. mason is now seemingly alone. >> america, we will take care of our dogs and our cats. we'll take care of our cars and go on vacation, but we're comfortable with disguarding our elderly. >> a foundation was set up. >> mason's grandson has been schedule d for a court appearance. he waived that hearing and his case is heading for trial. reporting live, nbc 10 news.

>> you can find information on the care project on the nbc 10 app. the philadelphia veterans commission is mourning the loss of one of its own. john jr. died at the of 96. the retired air force middle-aged in three wars, worked at boeing and living in society hill. a car drove into a home in the cedar brook section of philadelphia. here's the scene. you can see how that car slammed right into a large win e doe. to one was hurt. . so if you haven't seen anything cute today, this might be just what you need. they have moves. these are the kids of charlotte academy working with the delaware arts alliance. they brought in the first state ballet works program.

. tr months 120 kids have been rehearsing for their performance. parents packed the house to watch the dancer show off their sweet skills. turning to the forecast now, a beautiful day for a stroll outside. nbc 10, people are enjoying the dry weather and all that pretty sunshine. taking a live look at the beach. conditions are calm. i know we have one more nice day before more rain comes this way. >> picture is not going to look like that on friday. we're going to have rain. we're going to have wind. >> the winds out of the north keep pulling in cooler air. all over the place and in new jersey lots of sunshine too.

temperatures near the 60 degree mark. farther to the north, 55 in it princeton. and temperatures are going to go down pretty quickly tonight with the clear skies and these winds are going to diminish. a little bit later farther to the south. and like u said, it will be much less wind by tomorrow morning. fog on the satellite close by. plenty to the west. that's a pretty impressive storm system. it's going to take awhile to get here. as we go through the day tomorrow, we're going to be dry, but the clouds do increase during the day as you can see by the afternoon. we have the clouds in by tomorrow night. some rain starts moving in. and by friday morning, it's all over the place. and it's a steady rain and it's

heavy at times. hour after hour after hour and right during the afternoon rush, some of the heaviest rain. even into the rest of the evening some very heavy rain. so you getting these hours of rain and you may have some problems here. by saturday still some lingering rain. still a lot of clouds around. even when the rain does move out. it's better than friday. . the amounts of rain, we showed you one model earlier. this is another one as the europe b model by saturday morning 1 1/2 to 2 inches of rain. then another storm next week. so is you add that rainfall and we start getting to a total of 3 inches or more by the middle of

next. this is a wet period here. the 50s tomorrow after lows in the 30s. sunshine all over the place. what a beautiful day, but it's not going to be so beautiful saturday. so rain in the morning, sun in the afternoon, sunday is the pick of the weekend. we'll hear from eagles head coach and owner. they are borrowing the sixers slogan. and phillies with lots of homers. that's next.

i'm john clark.

eagles owner and coach doug peterson spoke at the owners meetings. they are building around carson wentz. they are looking long-term and the eagle have lots of holes to fill. >> as an owner, i have to be really patient and at the same time, i'm very competitive. we'll make moves that will make us better this year. however, we won't make a move where it's going to cost us flexibility or ability to use resources in future years. >> we have to trust our plan. we have to trust our process. . we have to trust the coaches, trust how we and the the guys that make decisions that way to acquire talent. >> trust the process. where have you heard that before. he expects jason kelly to be on the roster to start the season. daniel is going back to backup drew brees. fly verse won 3 of 4, but they

are 6 points out. the fliers really are playing their best hockey since the ten-game winning streak. >> our motto is never die. we know what's against us here. we're taking it game by game and trying to win every game right now. you can tell a little looser in the locker room, but we're still putting our best foot forward and trying to win games. >> six home runs for the phillies today. take a look at the first game. look at this bat flip on the walk against justin verlander. kate upton may not like that. two batters later, he's going to score. a little juice. then in the sixth, can you smell what the brok is cooking. how about the other game against pittsburgh? look at this shot. the center fielder doesn't even

move. it's over the batter's eye. now you want to motivate your kids to get better grades, this dad won't let his kid come to the games with him telling his son get your grades up and next time you'll be here. a little grade shaming. my parents just said i couldn't watch tv. i'm john clark. we're right back.

finally a dry day to enjoy. people were walking and soaking up the sunshine. now a live look outside broad street. glen, one more nice day headed our way. then things change. >> it changes big time. tomorrow not quite as mild as today. the rain comes in late thursday night and lasts through friday. friday night and into early saturday. sunday is the nicest day of the

weekend by far. another bout of rain tuesday. . then as the phillies start it's a chance of more rain. >> up next, "nbc nightly news." we'll see you back here at 11:00. tonight, late word on ivanka trump's new job, an official government employee in her father's white house. her title assistant to the president joining husband jared kusnyer in the west wing as critics raise concerns. a war of words escalates with the house rushing investigation quickly falling apart prompting a bipartisan show of force in the senate. storm chaser tragedy, three killed as vehicles collide on a tornado hunt. a very dangerous and important job. do they get too close? multiple sclerosis breakthrough. treatment dramatically slowing the debilitating effects. tonight the woman that went from a wheelchair to walking. and letters from jackie locked away for decades. mrs. kennedy s